Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.  

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 28   Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   New York Yacht Club forms in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   On this day in history nY Yacht Club forms  

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club  

Jul 31   On this day in history ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   In the year 1844 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) in the year 1844.  

Aug 29   In the year 1844 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 29   The first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1844 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains on this day in history.  

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 14   In the year 1844 oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78  

Sep 25   On this day in history canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international  

Sep 27   In the year 1844 charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies  

Sep 28   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden in the year 1844.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters on this day in history.  

Oct 03   On this day in history patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"  

Oct 11   In the year 1844 henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties)  

Oct 11   On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer  

Oct 12   In the year 1844 claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies  

Oct 12   In the year 1844 george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)  

Oct 15   Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1844 birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer  

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 15   In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31   In the year 1844 death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)  

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16   In the year 1844 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 in the year 1844.  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.